Comparison

ScreenFox vs Median

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

ScreenFox

This app uses a virtual fox companion to help you reduce screen time. The fox's happiness reflects your digital habits, and excessive use locks distracting apps until you focus. Earn rewards for mindful usage and build healthier digital habits.

Highlights
  • Virtual fox companion reflects digital habits
  • App locking for excessive usage
  • Focus sessions to restore hearts
  • Daily streaks and achievements
  • App launch delay
  • Session duration limits
Features
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Do something good. Then scroll. ScreenFox makes you earn your screen time, together with Foxy, a little fox who needs your help. Do 10 push-ups. Go for a walk. Make your bed. Drink a glass of water. Finally touch some grass. • Real life earns Foxy hearts. • Hearts unlock TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, games or any app you choose. Out of hearts? Your apps stay locked. You don't have to delete your apps. You just earn them. WHY WILLPOWER ISN'T ENOUGH Screen time limits? You tap "ignore". App blockers? You delete them. Deleting the apps? You download them again. It's not your fault. These apps are built by huge teams with one job: keeping you scrolling. That's not a fair fight. So ScreenFox changes the rules: Do something good → +1 heart Open a distracting app → −1 heart PROOF, NOT PROMISES Foxy doesn't just take your word for it. • Push-ups and squats are counted with your camera • Walks are measured with GPS and your step counter • Quests like making your bed are checked with a photo • Quizzes need 5 right answers All checks run on your iPhone. Your photos and routes never leave it. WAYS TO EARN A HEART • Focus: study, read, work or meditate while your apps stay blocked. Up to 3 hearts per session. • Quiz: math, geography, trivia • Exercise: push-ups, squats, a walk • Quests: make your bed, drink water, smile, tidy your desk, step outside, touch grass • Journal: mood check-in, gratitude journal WHAT CHANGES • Every app open becomes a choice, not a reflex • The thing you said you'd do happens first • Fewer late-night scrolls • Your phone becomes a tool again MEET FOXY Foxy lives in a little forest inside the app. Earn hearts and he's happy. Spend them all on scrolling and he gets tired and sad. And before you open a locked app, he'll ask: "Hmm, are you sure?" HOW IT WORKS 1. Choose the apps that steal your time 2. Pick a task: quiz, workout, walk, quest, journal or focus session 3. Prove it and earn a heart 4. Spend a heart to open an app for a few minutes Do something good. Earn a heart. Then scroll. Privacy: https://screen-fox.com/privacy Terms: https://screen-fox.com/terms Contact: support@screen-fox.com An active ScreenFox subscription is required to access the features described above.

About

Median

This app helps you break free from mindless scrolling when you wake up. It allows you to select apps that distract you and delays their access until your morning routine is complete. Track your progress and build healthier habits with personalized insights.

Highlights
  • Delay access to distracting apps
  • Customizable morning routine duration
  • Track Morning Score and history
  • Receive motivational morning notes
  • Privacy-focused design
  • Integrates with Apple Screen Time
Features
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Not everything deserves immediate access to you. HOW IT WORKS Choose the apps that tend to pull you in when you wake up. Choose when your morning can begin and how long it lasts. From then on, Median starts on its own the first time you pick up your phone, and those apps wait until your morning is done. Nothing to remember, nothing to switch on. EVERYTHING ELSE STILL WORKS Alarms, calls, messages, maps and music stay on. Only the scrolling has to wait. WHEN YOU REACH ANYWAY Median doesn't just put up a wall. It asks one honest question: was there a reason, or did your hand just go? Then it offers something better to do with the moment. If you still want in, you can open the app. Median shows what that costs your streak or your Morning Score first, and the choice is yours. WATCH THE HABIT CHANGE Every morning is recorded, started on your terms or not. Your Morning Score and history show the pattern over weeks, so you can see the habit break for good. A GOOD THOUGHT INSTEAD If you like, Median sends one note the first time you pick up your phone: motivation, grounding, or a line from your faith tradition. One a morning, never more. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Median works through Apple's Screen Time. It never learns which apps you chose, never sees what you do in them, and never records your screen. SUBSCRIPTION Median is a subscription with two plans. Yearly: a 7-day free trial, then billed once a year. Monthly: billed each month, cancel whenever you want. Prices for your region are shown in the app before you subscribe. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm the purchase, or when the free trial ends. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and your account is charged for the renewal within 24 hours before the period ends. Manage or cancel any time in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Median Terms: https://usemedian.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://usemedian.app/privacy Independently made.

Screenshots

ScreenFox4 screens
Median4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Median at 5.0 against ScreenFox's 4.0. Median also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 5 days). ScreenFox's advantage is monetization model (freemium vs subscription). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. ScreenFox sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per month and Median sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Median holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ScreenFox ships an update every 5 days, Median every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
ScreenFox versus Median: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScreenFoxMedian
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS16.4 — better17.4
Further details — not scored
Size104 MB78 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperDeyi RaoJOHN JOSEPH GRECO

Customer experience

ScreenFox

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Median

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

ScreenFox

Subscriptions2
  • ScreenFox Pro (Monthly)3 Days trial$8.991 Month
  • ScreenFox Pro (Yearly)3 Days trial$29.991 Year
2 purchases

Median

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$6.991 Month
  • Yearly7 Days trial$34.991 Year

Questions

Is ScreenFox free?
ScreenFox is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Median free?
Median is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, ScreenFox or Median?
Median is rated higher. ScreenFox averages 4.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Median averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do ScreenFox or Median have ads?
Neither ScreenFox nor Median shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ScreenFox or Median?
ScreenFox ships an update every 5 days, and Median every 2 days. Most recently, ScreenFox was updated on October 25, 2026 and Median on October 22, 2026.

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